doggedly
/ˈdɔɡədli/
"doggedly" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“doggedly” is uncommon English (frequency #60,771 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,771
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-doggedly · doggedly · English
doggedly · rank #60,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,771
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dismember
Nearest frequency peer: dismember (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “doggedly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dinnertime
dinnertime
39,233 corpus weight
- dirge
dirge
39,232 corpus weight
- dismember
dismember
39,231 corpus weight
- doggedly
doggedly
39,230 corpus weight
- dominator
dominator
39,229 corpus weight
- dowel
dowel
39,228 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “doggedly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doggedly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈdɔɡədli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “doggedly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
doggedly is uncommon English at frequency #60,771 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈdɔɡədli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for doggedly, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English doggedlich, doggetly, doggidly, doggydly; equivalent to dogged + -ly. The correct English form is doggedly, spelled D-O-G-G-E-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
- 2sullenly, gloomily
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how doggedly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I grew moody, silent, and unsocial, but studied on doggedly and incessantly.
I continued to pound along doggedly. I was grimly resolute.
Etymology
From Middle English doggedlich, doggetly, doggidly, doggydly; equivalent to dogged + -ly.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "doggedly"?
What does "doggedly" mean?
How do you pronounce "doggedly"?
What is the origin of the word "doggedly"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doggedly", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).